Implementation of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Mandatory Reporting requirements has been pushed back to January 1, 2011. This delay will afford affected insurers more time to understand and prepare for the changes.

Sentencing dates have been set for a former top officer of the ACORD Corp. insurance standards-setting organization and an accomplice who pled guilty to bilking the firm out of more than $1 million.

In the wake of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Baja California, Mexico, there were no immediate reports of damage from San Diego or Los Angeles, but inspections of buildings and infrastructure are underway, a modeling firm said.

New York-based insurance brokerage Integro announced it has hired a former New York Insurance Department deputy superintendent who helped draft the state's controversial disclosure rules, as its chief compliance officer.